Using R to download zipped data file, extract, and import .csv

Question

I am trying to download and extract a .csv file from a webpage using R.

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Answer 1

The Word Bank Developmet Indictors can be obtained using the WDI package. For example,

library(WDI)
inds <- WDIsearch(field = "indicator")[, 1]
GB <- WDI("GB", indicator = inds)

See WDIsearch and WDI functions and the rerference manual for more info.